emtandrea31

Just was in this predicament with a NJ transit bus accident the other day...best thing to do after your triage is complete, Utilize the police officers on scene for the menial, easy to give directions on tasks such as holding C-spine. That way your hands are free to begin assessments call additional resources or deal with more acute pts. In a major event (especially MVCs) theres going to be a larger response of police then on a typical medical call. If you do not have a good rapport with your police officers (I know this is the case in some towns) your next best option is your FD. In the event that they are all busy, the riskier move is to direct willing uninjured bystanders to assist. You have the ability to instruct people on what to do. We should all be adequate in communication :-)